what's the frigging idea, cookers?! A
fter a few months i want to reflash my HD2 with what i expected by now to be fully working, almost lags and bugs free, and top of it all - brainles install of android OS. So i go into Android NAND part of Android forum, download what seems to fit me the most, open it up and ?
Ok, i am not new at this, ofcourse i go read the install instructions and what i get?
complicated fiddling with with my SD card, on top of updating magldr, installing some **** called cwm or something, then some addon for backups or something etc etc
ok i move along, thinking "this one is too complicated, i will just try something else" only to find out that the easy, ucomplicated, fully working way was abandoned!
ok, i get it; this MUST BE better in some way, so i will try it out. after i get this cwm working (and it wasn't easy, phone just didn't get detected), i install 3 or 4 different ROMs and guess what i get? buggy, slow, partialy working, battery draining ROMs.
now, remember, dear reader, i used my last ROM for half a year almost WITH NO PROBLEMS, EXCEPT SOME MINOR BUGS. and half a year later you have come to brainf***ing installing of crap ROMs?
OK, by this point i think: "i didn't contribute much to this so who am i to complain?!", but today i go check if anything has changed. and first 3 ROM builds that i open up (IN NAND THREAD) want me to reformat, repartition, remake and reinvent my god damn SD card!!
That is just too much, people!
TL;DR?
after almost half a year i come back to update my Android on HD2 only to get lost in piece of crap called CWM, partialy working ROMs and NAND ROMs that want me to repartition my SD. And let me get this straight: NO, i am not a newb, nor am i unqualified to make gadgets work, but this, people, is just too much.
All due respect, folks, but where is this going? All i wished for is MAGLDR install of gingerbread looking Android OS for my good old HD2 but instead i wasted 6 hours looking for the right ROM, updating MAGLDR ONLY TO install CWM, installing CWM backup or something, retrying 10 different ROMs all of which had MAJOR BUGS.......
i might not be doing things correctly BECAUSE THEY ARE FAR TOO COMPLICATED COMPARED TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
bbezja1 said:
/startrant
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/endrant
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Have you tried Sergio's ROM's? I am working with them to release a NAND-only (no SD-EXT partition) version. It is very easy to install via CWM, which is how most ROM's now should be installing. CWM gives you a lot more power- wiping partitions, backing up / restoring, mounting USB storage, etc. It is very powerful. That's how all other Android phones flash new ROM's and updates.
Besides - once you install MAGLDR and CWM, all you have to do is flash a ROM via CWM. You don't have to flash them again unless there's an update... And with CWM you can do it all from your phone instead of having your phone tethered to your PC. It's very convenient!
I have tested MANY MANY roms and found most to work great, much better then SD builds for MANY different reasons. Majority of ROMS/Builds now have great battery life, some can have slightly less but with a few tweaks they are fine.
If you are having "major" problems its simply because you are not doing things correctly and then are throwing a hissy fit like this topic blaming devs work for your own ignorance and lack of knowledge.
Grow up and do some damn reading and learn something.
PS. If you want to use Android but cant understand how to accomplish things properly I suggest you go and buy a Desire HD.
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NO, i am not a newb, nor am i unqualified to make gadgets work, but this, people, is just too much.
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@Digital Outcast: no ****? i knew that!
how is that more convenient? we only had to download the rom, plug phone in, start the program and wait!
I'll look into Sergio's stuff tho, thanks for pointing it out.
@TheATHEiST: i knew there will be idiots like you replying thanks for your insight though, its very refreshing to see so much intellingence put into reading original post and making a totaly missed response. i might not be doing things correctly BECAUSE THEY ARE FAR TOO COMPLICATED COMPARED TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
Thank you again, idiot.
bbezja1 said:
@Digital Outcast: no ****? i knew that!
how is that more convenient? we only had to download the rom, plug phone in, start the program and wait!
I'll look into Sergio's stuff tho, thanks for pointing it out.
@TheATHEiST: i knew there will be idiots like you replying thanks for your insight though, its very refreshing to see so much intellingence put into reading original post and making a totaly missed response. i might not be doing things correctly BECAUSE THEY ARE FAR TOO COMPLICATED COMPARED TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
Thank you again, idiot.
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Well, you can take any CWM ROM and make it a DAF ROM if you want... but DAF always blows away all your partitions, which means you can't upgrade between ROM releases. The nice thing about CWM ROM's is that it is all customizable and you can upgrade, for example, from Sergio's v 1.1 to his v 1.2 ROM without losing your data partition. It is just much more powerful.
Now, that being said, is DAF easier? Probably... from the simplicity factor yes, point, click, welcome to ROM.
Try the rom in my sig.
You can get it here:
http://www.theultimatedroid.com/forum/index.php?/topic/989-hd2-300-rc-release-candidate/
You don't have to partition your sd card, though you can if you want to and you'll gain some performance for doing it.
Mine is not partitioned and the rom runs great.
It is a CWM rom tho, so you will have to have CWM to install it.
As for the process being TOO COMPLICATED ?!!
You can't be serious? This **** is free of charge, and nobody held the hands of the devs who made MAGLDR or CWM or the **** ton of FREE ROMS that you so unappreciatively ***** about. It was maybe a little more complicated for them huh? Nobody is forcing you to customize your phone, if Android is too hard for you, stick to Windows Mobile 6.5. Every HD2 comes with it pre-installed, nice and simple
Nice deduction, Watson.
You say you're not a noob, that must make you a plain and simple moron. You're lucky there are actually people on this board willing to put up with your little ***** fit. My advice to you is to climb down off your tampon and ask a legit help question, or go buy another phone. You won't be missed.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
just makes a solid arguement to what ive said all along
some people shouldnt be allowed to own cellphones and try and mod them
btw i just got my hd2 a week ago and had it up and running Android with CWM in less
than 20 minutes with no problems at all and i didnt have to fiddle with my sd card at all
so with that said i will add this
Thank you to A/all the Devs, cookers and testers that make it possiable to run Android
on our HD2s
Aren't you embarrassed to admit how hard you fail at modding your HD2? Maybe you wanted to troll this forum out of frustration, but why admit to being such a dunce?
You should go for windows phone 7. Its geared toward people like you.
Sent from my HTC HD2
bbezja1 said:
what's the frigging idea, cookers?! A
fter a few months i want to reflash my HD2 with what i expected by now to be fully working, almost lags and bugs free, and top of it all - brainles install of android OS. So i go into Android NAND part of Android forum, download what seems to fit me the most, open it up and ?
Ok, i am not new at this, ofcourse i go read the install instructions and what i get?
complicated fiddling with with my SD card, on top of updating magldr, installing some **** called cwm or something, then some addon for backups or something etc etc
ok i move along, thinking "this one is too complicated, i will just try something else" only to find out that the easy, ucomplicated, fully working way was abandoned!
ok, i get it; this MUST BE better in some way, so i will try it out. after i get this cwm working (and it wasn't easy, phone just didn't get detected), i install 3 or 4 different ROMs and guess what i get? buggy, slow, partialy working, battery draining ROMs.
now, remember, dear reader, i used my last ROM for half a year almost WITH NO PROBLEMS, EXCEPT SOME MINOR BUGS. and half a year later you have come to brainf***ing installing of crap ROMs?
OK, by this point i think: "i didn't contribute much to this so who am i to complain?!", but today i go check if anything has changed. and first 3 ROM builds that i open up (IN NAND THREAD) want me to reformat, repartition, remake and reinvent my god damn SD card!!
That is just too much, people!
TL;DR?
after almost half a year i come back to update my Android on HD2 only to get lost in piece of crap called CWM, partialy working ROMs and NAND ROMs that want me to repartition my SD. And let me get this straight: NO, i am not a newb, nor am i unqualified to make gadgets work, but this, people, is just too much.
All due respect, folks, but where is this going? All i wished for is MAGLDR install of gingerbread looking Android OS for my good old HD2 but instead i wasted 6 hours looking for the right ROM, updating MAGLDR ONLY TO install CWM, installing CWM backup or something, retrying 10 different ROMs all of which had MAJOR BUGS.......
i might not be doing things correctly BECAUSE THEY ARE FAR TOO COMPLICATED COMPARED TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
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bbezja1 said:
@Digital Outcast: no ****? i knew that!
how is that more convenient? we only had to download the rom, plug phone in, start the program and wait!
I'll look into Sergio's stuff tho, thanks for pointing it out.
@TheATHEiST: i knew there will be idiots like you replying thanks for your insight though, its very refreshing to see so much intellingence put into reading original post and making a totaly missed response. i might not be doing things correctly BECAUSE THEY ARE FAR TOO COMPLICATED COMPARED TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
Thank you again, idiot.
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You my dear r simply the greatest n brainless fool 2 ever own an HD2 & u even suck @ trolling (@least fools n idiots try 2 excel @ dat)...xda member "TheATHEiST" summed u up quite clearly cuz its pretty obvious the word "smart" in "smartphones" never applied 2 u...
ADMINS or MODS....Please have this thread closed!!!
funny how dumb you people are i clearly stated what is my problem, and actualy installign CWM wasn't the biggest one. you people must be dumb or plain retarded to not understand my perfectly clear english.
to all you dumbfucks: i had HTC Touch Cruise, i had Samsung Omnia, i have HD2 and now i use Omnia 7, i also had a few Android phones and i flashed every phone i had with numerous different stuff. I KNOW WHAT IM DOING, I GET IT WORKING SOONER OR LATER THE QUESTION HERE IS IF ALL THIS IS REALLY NEEDED AND WHY IS IT FORCED TO PEOPLE THAT DO NOT NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!
thanks to all useful responses though. i will take them into consideration.
@polo735:Are you not embarassed to not know how to read? i stated numerous times i know how to mod phones and i always make it work. problem here is in something else.
why do i even write this? you won't be able to read it anyway
Some days I wish I were still a moderator...
Digital Outcast said:
Some days I wish I were still a moderator...
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lol
this guy needs to go.. along with that honki person in the ADs gps thread lol
Kameirus said:
lol
this guy needs to go.. along with that honki person in the ADs gps thread lol
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+ 1 from me
If this is all too complicated then why arent there hundreds of posts just like yours *****ing and moaning.
Simple answer is most people just have a good read around and follow 1 step at a time and at the end you have a nice FREE android upgrade.
Take a step back and try again from the start, its really not that hard
bbezja1 said:
funny how dumb you people are i clearly stated what is my problem, and actualy installign CWM wasn't the biggest one. you people must be dumb or plain retarded to not understand my perfectly clear english.
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lmao, thats exactly our point against YOU.
This is not complicated at all, UNLESS you do not take the time to LEARN it!!
bbezja1 said:
to all you dumbfucks: i had HTC Touch Cruise, i had Samsung Omnia, i have HD2 and now i use Omnia 7, i also had a few Android phones and i flashed every phone i had with numerous different stuff.
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Whats that gopt to do with the price of fish????
bbezja1 said:
I KNOW WHAT IM DOING, I GET IT WORKING SOONER OR LATER THE QUESTION HERE IS IF ALL THIS IS REALLY NEEDED AND WHY IS IT FORCED TO PEOPLE THAT DO NOT NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!
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YES, its ALL needed!!
If you want CWR, you use CWR, etc etc , tbh I cant seem to fathom your logic here.
Also nobody is "forcing" you to do anything, infact we are urging you to go away and leave your HD2 alone aswell as this forum, their are some n00bs in here who create silly topics due to lazyness and ignorance but yours is simply because your an arse.
bbezja1 said:
@polo735:Are you not embarassed to not know how to read? i stated numerous times i know how to mod phones and i always make it work. problem here is in something else.
why do i even write this? you won't be able to read it anyway
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Ok then, what is this "something else" ??
hahaha what a great entertainment here D
guy is calling himself a flashing guru, pro experienced and claim at same time, formatting an SD card would be "complicated" or to use his words "more complicated"... he can call me dumb, but hey i had a good laugh, fair to me
btw. if he would take 5 mins to read, he would notice, there are enough roms that dont require sd card.. but i guess, its easier to start a troll thread instead..
greg17477 said:
hahaha what a great entertainment here D
guy is calling himself a flashing guru, pro experienced and claim at same time, formatting an SD card would be "complicated" or to use his words "more complicated"... he can call me dumb, but hey i had a good laugh, fair to me
btw. if he would take 5 mins to read, he would notice, there are enough roms that dont require sd card.. but i guess, its easier to start a troll thread instead..
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Exactly, he hasn't even took 5 minutes to realise that you can EASILY partition your SD card via CWR or as you say some roms dont even require it, it all depends on what type of rom you want/need, plus its not even needed at all on a US HD2, but instead he comes in here shouts his mouth of and cries a little about how its all too complicated and not his fault.
Ok seems like the OP judging from his recent edit to his post for some reasons thinks I'm the one who doesnt get the point so I thought I would try and break his post down and explain some things to him.....
bbezja1 said:
what's the frigging idea, cookers?! A
fter a few months i want to reflash my HD2 with what i expected by now to be fully working, almost lags and bugs free, and top of it all - brainles install of android OS. So i go into Android NAND part of Android forum, download what seems to fit me the most, open it up and ?
Ok, i am not new at this, ofcourse i go read the install instructions and what i get?
complicated fiddling with with my SD card,
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Not complicated at all, just read and learn instructions, its simple when you take the time.
bbezja1 said:
on top of updating magldr, installing some **** called cwm or something,
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You obviously have no idea wgat you are talking about do you? Do you even understand what CWR is or can actually do? Because if you did you would 100% not be calling it "****"!!
bbezja1 said:
then some addon for backups or something etc etc
ok i move along, thinking "this one is too complicated,
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Because you havent taken the time to read, you just look at a couple of lines and expect to be able to jump in.
bbezja1 said:
i will just try something else" only to find out that the easy, ucomplicated, fully working way was abandoned!
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Its not abandoned at all, there is plenty of new SD roms in the SD section. Plus there is nothing stopping you from downloading the ones that came out pre-magldr which you wont have even tried yet since you say you havent done so in a few months.
bbezja1 said:
ok, i get it; this MUST BE better in some way, so i will try it out. after i get this cwm working (and it wasn't easy, phone just didn't get detected),
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It is easy, you just did something wrong.
bbezja1 said:
i install 3 or 4 different ROMs
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WOW
bbezja1 said:
and guess what i get? buggy, slow, partialy working, battery draining ROMs.
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Which ones did you try? because Ive tried MANY roms and I haven't had bad battery drain for a long time. Android itself is a battery hog, even on native devices, there is MANY different things you can to to preserver battery.
bbezja1 said:
now, remember, dear reader, i used my last ROM for half a year almost WITH NO PROBLEMS, EXCEPT SOME MINOR BUGS.
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Then go backto it because you obviously havent got the patience to learn new techniques/software etc.
bbezja1 said:
and half a year later you have come to brainf***ing installing of crap ROMs?
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Must just be your brainf***ing then, Ive tried allot of roms and have yet to come across a "crap" one. Yes some are better then others but its about personal preference. If you want a better one, do it yourself.
bbezja1 said:
OK, by this point i think: "i didn't contribute much to this so who am i to complain?!", but today i go check if anything has changed. and first 3 ROM builds that i open up (IN NAND THREAD) want me to reformat, repartition, remake and reinvent my god damn SD card!!
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And your point? If you want to try new/better things you need to learn and adapt.
Partitioning your card is so that you can utilize more space for user data on EU HD2's. You use a partition on SD card to extend your internal memory or to move user/app data to card.
Also not all roms require this.
bbezja1 said:
That is just too much, people!
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No it isnt. It may be "too much" for you, but that's your problem not ours.
bbezja1 said:
TL;DR?
after almost half a year i come back to update my Android on HD2 only to get lost in piece of crap called CWM,
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Actually I would ay its your mental capacity.
bbezja1 said:
partialy working ROMs
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Nope, fully working.
bbezja1 said:
and NAND ROMs that want me to repartition my SD.
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Thats a good thing not bad.
bbezja1 said:
And let me get this straight: NO, i am not a newb,
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You sound worse then a n00b, at leats they are prepared to learn (well most of them)
bbezja1 said:
nor am i unqualified to make gadgets work,
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Then stop *****ing and learn how to do it!
bbezja1 said:
but this, people, is just too much.
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Again, your problem not ours.
bbezja1 said:
All due respect, folks, but where is this going?
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I was thinking same thing when I started reading thsi topic.
bbezja1 said:
All i wished for is MAGLDR install of gingerbread looking Android OS for my good old HD2 but instead i wasted 6 hours looking for the right ROM,
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You should have used that time to learn.
bbezja1 said:
updating MAGLDR ONLY TO install CWM, installing CWM backup or something, retrying 10 different ROMs all of which had MAJOR BUGS.......
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The only major problem these roms have, exist between chair and keyboard.
bbezja1 said:
i might not be doing things correctly BECAUSE THEY ARE FAR TOO COMPLICATED COMPARED TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE.
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Not complicated at all, just "different".
@ MODS
Please dont lock this thread unless OP or somebody else starts to use foul language or other rule breaks etc, The OP started this with a ignorant opinion which needs to be addressed.
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Edit(13.03.10) Ew... I can't believe I wrote this once :S
Hey im getting my first smart phone the christmas, and I cant wait, but after doing loadsa research I know that windows mobile is total crap in comparisson to iphone and android OS's. So I was wondering if a few different apps and such existed to make the HD2 even better
1) Is there an app which lets you put a pin/security code on your phone (like the iphone has) so it needs to be entered before you can access it?
2) Are there any skinning apps to change the appearance of the windows UI when not in sense?
3) Is there anyway to port android/iphone OS to the HTC HD2? (I've seen there a site dedicated to that for android,will they be doing a leo one anytime soon?) plus is it worth it or does it become laggy and such
4) Are there any other cool apps (not tacky games or calculators) which you might suggest for me to put on?
5) How do I install these things, I see most of it is in CAB files, but how do I install them to the phone?
Thanks
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[★] said:
Hey im getting my first smart phone the christmas, and I cant wait, but after doing loadsa research I know that windows mobile is total crap in comparisson to iphone and android OS's.
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Then why don't you buy an Iphone or an Android phone ??
[★] said:
Hey im getting my first smart phone the christmas, and I cant wait, but after doing loadsa research I know that windows mobile is total crap in comparisson to iphone and android OS's. So I was wondering if a few different apps and such existed to make the HD2 even better
1) Is there an app which lets you put a pin/security code on your phone (like the iphone has) so it needs to be entered before you can access it?
2) Are there any skinning apps to change the appearance of the windows UI when not in sense?
3) Is there anyway to port android/iphone OS to the HTC HD2? (I've seen there a site dedicated to that for android,will they be doing a leo one anytime soon?) plus is it worth it or does it become laggy and such
4) Are there any other cool apps (not tacky games or calculators) which you might suggest for me to put on?
5) How do I install these things, I see most of it is in CAB files, but how do I install them to the phone?
Thanks
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1- Yes, you can lock the screen with Password. When you power on the screen, you are prompted to enter a pin/ paraphrase.
2- If I understand, you want to change the from sense to another UI. Try SPB Shell.
3- The project is running to port Android on HD2 and the progress is in the development section. Still, there is a long way to go.
4- Once you buy the phone, you can join the Leo themes and applications section, where you will find pretty good applications. My favorites are: ShazamID, Resco Explorer, Garmin GPS, Core Player, Skype, Putty mobile etc..
5- You need to copy the cab file to your device. Once it's there, you tap on it and an installation wizard appears.
1) Yes, that´s part of the system (can be set up during first start or later)
2) Yes, that´s part of the system (check settings for "today" and more)
3) No. Android maybe when HTC Dragon is launched? iPhone? Hmm...
4) That depends on your own needs and requests... so many to choose from.
5) A cab is copied to the memory card of the phone and launched from there.
EDIT: Sorry for redundant posting...
Pappagallo said:
Then why don't you buy an Iphone or an Android phone ??
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I absolutely agree! Why do you want to buy the best Windows Phone ever to transform it in an iPhoney or Android!?
aiwama said:
I absolutely agree! Why do you want to buy the best Windows Phone ever to transform it in an iPhoney or Android!?
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People People... let him judge for himself. He might have got all the bias reviews of WM from Engadget and Gizmondo, let him see for himself and see how diff the OS's are...
He might see the light
Pappagallo said:
Then why don't you buy an Iphone or an Android phone ??
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aiwama said:
I absolutely agree! Why do you want to buy the best Windows Phone ever to transform it in an iPhoney or Android!?
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Because I love everything else about the HD2, its just Ive heard some bad things about wm6.5, and Ive seen when not in sense (like browsing folders) it can look ugly. Dont get me wrong, I love the phone and cant wait for it!
(Oh and I hate apple, I hate everything about them :/ apart from the amazing collection of apps being made for the Iphone/touch)
(Windows boy ;D )
Windows Mobile 6.5 isn't that bad. And you don't spend a huge amount of time outside Manila anymore. Sure, the file explorer isn't that good looking, but it's pretty damn functional!
Try it for yourself, and you will see, Windows Mobile 6.5 is very solid. Lots of tweak. Lots to discover. Amazing.
As for applications, just Google around. There are LOADS!
Thanks man, I will ^^
Know any good app sites?
So Far-
xda developers
freewarepocketpc.net
Ive heard and seen that the M$ app store sucks.
Where can I find ShazamID?
RotteRotte said:
Where can I find ShazamID?
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here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591092&highlight=shazam
For application site try:
Handango
Mobile2Day
PocketGear
The mainstream developers like SpB, SBSH, Resco, Vito etc also all allow downloads direct from their sites.
There are literally thousands of applications available for WinMo- and have been since the iPhone was a twinkle in Jobs' eye Many take advantage of the fact that WinMo is genuinely multi-tasking so can run many apps at once. Some are cheap, other expensive, just like mainstream PC programs. Likewise some are innovative and useful, others total crap
Most come as either EXE files which are run on the PC whilst the WM device is docked, and install from there. Others are CAB files which have to be run locally on the device. The advantage of these is that you can keep copies of all your CAB files on the storage card for re-installation in an emergency if needs be. Combined with a free program like PIMBackup from Dotfred.com, you can be up & running without access to the internet in an emergency
Because I love everything else about the HD2, its just Ive heard some bad things about wm6.5, and Ive seen when not in sense (like browsing folders) it can look ugly. Dont get me wrong, I love the phone and cant wait for it!
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And you believe every bullsh*t that you read somewhere?
You can't trust anyone these days, blogs and sites that were serious sources in the past are now full of iPhone fanboys, like Gizmodo. Don't believe anything you read somewhere, try everything yourself if possible.
To clarify: Windows Mobile is not bad at all. At least it's not worse than the other OSs, Android, iPhone OS, Symbian...
All mobile OSs have lots of flaws these days.
Windows Mobile has a bad UI in some places, but it's very powerful and great parts of the UI are more well thought out than e.g. the iPhone UI (like the homescreen and notofications concept).
iPhone OS lacks critical features and is severly limited, but easy to use.
Android is somewhere in between.
So, no OS is perfect and none is best or worst, they are just different and all have their good and bad sides.
Windows Mobile is still by far the most powerful mobile OS, lots of things that an iPhone or Android device can't do without hacking/jailbreaking or even can't do at all can be done with Windows Mobile out of the box (like the screen locking you asked for, for example).
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after doing loadsa research I know that windows mobile is total crap in comparisson to iphone and android OS's.
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Evidently you are as stupid as you research. Windows Mobile is a FAR superior OS than Android and iPhone.
WM isnt perfect but its a **** load better than either of the OS's you suggest, and thats not to say that future releases of android may be on par, but at the moment there is no comparison.
I would suggest that you hold your tongue when you don't really have a clue about what your saying, firstly if this is your first smart-phone, how the hell can you know if "windows mobile is total crap"
have you ever used it? NO you said so yourself!! also im predicting that you have also never had an Android or an iPhone since they are in the same range of devices!!
Secondly, just to bring you up on something, your spelling is disgraceful!
"doing loadsa research" this statement essentially says "walked into a shop and got a HTC without reading"
anyone who had done research into a particular device would not need to ask your second question as you would know from your research!!!
"comparisson" its comparison! and you have made no comparisons of any kind!
Lastly, from this bank of questions it can easily be seen that you are a moron!!
[★] said:
So I was wondering if a few different apps and such existed to make the HD2 even better
1) Is there an app which lets you put a pin/security code on your phone (like the iphone has) so it needs to be entered before you can access it?
2) Are there any skinning apps to change the appearance of the windows UI when not in sense?
3) Is there anyway to port android/iphone OS to the HTC HD2? (I've seen there a site dedicated to that for android,will they be doing a leo one anytime soon?) plus is it worth it or does it become laggy and such
4) Are there any other cool apps (not tacky games or calculators) which you might suggest for me to put on?
5) How do I install these things, I see most of it is in CAB files, but how do I install them to the phone?
Thanks
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1: yes, you enable the pin!! - Wow that was hard!
2: yeah, search for skinning in the Diamond/Blackstone forum - Again, I think im going to break a sweat answering these
3: yes, it dont work yet but it will be possable - heart palpitations onset!!!
4: yeah, search
5: ROLL ON THE F**KING FLOOR PISSING MYSELF!!! That is amazingly retarded!!!
You have done NO research, you have NO idea what these devices can do, you never will.
you cannot expect people to spoon feed you.
I suggest that you send your HD2 back as it will be way to hard for you to work, also if your questions and statements remain this stupid, i can guarantee that people will not help you!
I really hope you get a HD2 and do something stupid with it like turn it into a nice paper weight because you not read instructions!
ROFL
ENJOY you XMAS Prezzie!!
@Xeon
I was just reading through some of your posts and noticed you sold your HTC HD2, now you've got me worried that my phone ( which had cost alot and been alot of hassle to get) will be a dissapointment to me on christmas day :/
what do you think? Im not planning to use it for too much business stuff, just internet browsing, texts, phoning, facebook, youtube ect
????
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Evidently you are as stupid as you research. Windows Mobile is a FAR superior OS than Android and iPhone.
WM isnt perfect but its a **** load better than either of the OS's you suggest, and thats not to say that future releases of android may be on par, but at the moment there is no comparison.
I would suggest that you hold your tongue when you don't really have a clue about what your saying, firstly if this is your first smart-phone, how the hell can you know if "windows mobile is total crap"
have you ever used it? NO you said so yourself!! also im predicting that you have also never had an Android or an iPhone since they are in the same range of devices!!
Secondly, just to bring you up on something, your spelling is disgraceful!
"doing loadsa research" this statement essentially says "walked into a shop and got a HTC without reading"
anyone who had done research into a particular device would not need to ask your second question as you would know from your research!!!
"comparisson" its comparison! and you have made no comparisons of any kind!
Lastly, from this bank of questions it can easily be seen that you are a moron!!
1: yes, you enable the pin!! - Wow that was hard!
2: yeah, search for skinning in the Diamond/Blackstone forum - Again, I think im going to break a sweat answering these
3: yes, it dont work yet but it will be possable - heart palpitations onset!!!
4: yeah, search
5: ROLL ON THE F**KING FLOOR PISSING MYSELF!!! That is amazingly retarded!!!
You have done NO research, you have NO idea what these devices can do, you never will.
you cannot expect people to spoon feed you.
I suggest that you send your HD2 back as it will be way to hard for you to work, also if your questions and statements remain this stupid, i can guarantee that people will not help you!
I really hope you get a HD2 and do something stupid with it like turn it into a nice paper weight because you not read instructions!
ROFL
ENJOY you XMAS Prezzie!!
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You know what? **** you, why the hell are you getting so stressy at me, I'm just starting out and yes, I may have over exagerated a few things, and yes, a couple of words may have been mispelt, but is that really any reason for you to go mad at me? Christ I posted here looking for help, and everyone else HAS been useful apart from you who has just pissed me off by being a complete arrogant idiot who appears to have nothing better to than rant at other people as you knows so much more, because after all, you are the "Cyber Ninja"
Christ sake
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Most come as either EXE files which are run on the PC whilst the WM device is docked, and install from there. Others are CAB files which have to be run locally on the device. The advantage of these is that you can keep copies of all your CAB files on the storage card for re-installation in an emergency if needs be. Combined with a free program like PIMBackup from Dotfred.com, you can be up & running without access to the internet in an emergency
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yeh having CAB files on the memory card or internal storage (diamond) is a seriously great idea whenever you loaded on a new rom, you will always have easy access to all of your favorite apps and programs its just wonderful
MysticGenius said:
Evidently you are as stupid as you research. Windows Mobile is a FAR superior OS than Android and iPhone.
WM isnt perfect but its a **** load better than either of the OS's you suggest, and thats not to say that future releases of android may be on par, but at the moment there is no comparison.
I would suggest that you hold your tongue when you don't really have a clue about what your saying, firstly if this is your first smart-phone, how the hell can you know if "windows mobile is total crap"
have you ever used it? NO you said so yourself!! also im predicting that you have also never had an Android or an iPhone since they are in the same range of devices!!
Secondly, just to bring you up on something, your spelling is disgraceful!
"doing loadsa research" this statement essentially says "walked into a shop and got a HTC without reading"
anyone who had done research into a particular device would not need to ask your second question as you would know from your research!!!
"comparisson" its comparison! and you have made no comparisons of any kind!
Lastly, from this bank of questions it can easily be seen that you are a moron!!
1: yes, you enable the pin!! - Wow that was hard!
2: yeah, search for skinning in the Diamond/Blackstone forum - Again, I think im going to break a sweat answering these
3: yes, it dont work yet but it will be possable - heart palpitations onset!!!
4: yeah, search
5: ROLL ON THE F**KING FLOOR PISSING MYSELF!!! That is amazingly retarded!!!
You have done NO research, you have NO idea what these devices can do, you never will.
you cannot expect people to spoon feed you.
I suggest that you send your HD2 back as it will be way to hard for you to work, also if your questions and statements remain this stupid, i can guarantee that people will not help you!
I really hope you get a HD2 and do something stupid with it like turn it into a nice paper weight because you not read instructions!
ROFL
ENJOY you XMAS Prezzie!!
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^ thats so sad i cant believe we actually have people on this forum (actually a quite know person in this case) who acts so disrespectful towards new members...
So what if he didn't do so much research? what is the big problem? if you get so mad then press the red "X" on the tab or press "back". no one says you have to answer right?
And no OS is better than another. Windows Mobile may be the best in your and my opinion, but Iphone OS might be better for the average user, who is not tech interested but just want a phone that works, and are able to do a lot, without them having to learn a lot of new stuff. No matter what you say i have no doubt that the iphone OS is more intuitive out of the box than Windows Mobile is. (i am gonna get flamed now )
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You know what? **** you, why the hell are you getting so stressy at me, I'm just starting out and yes, I may have over exagerated a few things, and yes, a couple of words may have been mispelt, but is that really any reason for you to go mad at me? Christ I posted here looking for help, and everyone else HAS been useful apart from you who has just pissed me off by being a complete arrogant idiot who appears to have nothing better to than rant at other people as you knows so much more, because after all, you are the "Cyber Ninja"
Christ sake
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Firstly this isnt a personal attack, it is to balance out the damage posts like this can do to devices like this. this is usually the first place people come when researching HTC devices, since this is the foremost site for HTC devices.
For EG if someone actually wanted a HTC HD2, came here to research the device and its capabilities, then read your post and the others like it they probably will drop the device and move to iPhone!
but now, if they read the thread and see a post like this defending the devices it counter balances the mis-statements in your post.
In the last month since this device has come out, due to the popularity of the iPhone and subsequent hardware/software problems pertaining towards the device, people like you have been buying the HTC HD2 before you know what your getting into and posting threads like this ALL over the forum eg:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598035
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=598035
etc.
Also i specifically reference to this post HERE for a full explanation of why i flamed!!
these people have basically done the same as you, got/getting the phone and slagging it off before it has even arrived.
this device is the best device of its kind available, and as with everything if you know how to use it you can improve the device and its function, but coming onto a forum BEFORE you have even held the device and saying its **** is just plain stupid and you deserve to get flamed.
as for attacking me, "Cyber Ninja" well yes, i fix alot of things here and i also seem to be the one who speaks straight and doesnt give a crap if i offend, i just speak what people think.
you could have answered ANY of your questions with the search button!
To quote the Moderators:
1. Search before posting
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
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notice how this is the first rule!
Just incase you cant find it here is a picture of the search function:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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and i have read the thread, and most people have not been helpful, quite a few basically tell you to "Go Buy an Android or iPhone"
Pappagallo said:
Then why don't you buy an Iphone or an Android phone ??
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aiwama said:
I absolutely agree! Why do you want to buy the best Windows Phone ever to transform it in an iPhoney or Android!?
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so please dnt try and get me with that innocent crap!
I think if you get the device i would be extremely useful to you since i can provide most of the "softwares" you are looking for, things that should be discussed via PM! you get me?
also for themes you may want to see my themeing thread: HERE I also have 90% of the visual tweaks mapped out to the registry and have started posting the items: HERE
i fixed the GPS Location Issues on the Diamond, and i also think that my method is still fastest about, as i get fix in about 3 seconds WITHOUT the Modded GPS Driver.
MG
Hi,
No flaming!
Hojlind said:
So what if he didn't do so much research? what is the big problem? if you get so mad then press the red "X" on the tab or press "back". no one says you have to answer right?
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To quote the Moderators:
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Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
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notice how this is the first rule!
Just incase you cant find it here is a picture of the search function:
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Hojlind said:
And no OS is better than another. Windows Mobile may be the best in your and my opinion
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Well no, it is better because the capability to do anything is there you just have to know how to do it! hence it is a more complete OS.
I agree with this:
Hojlind said:
but Iphone OS might be better for the average user, who is not tech interested but just want a phone that works, and are able to do a lot, without them having to learn a lot of new stuff. No matter what you say i have no doubt that the iphone OS is more intuitive out of the box than Windows Mobile is. (i am gonna get flamed now )
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BUT... with the speed that people learn things, the "Average User" may find the iPhone good until they understand its limitations, then it becomes a crap os!
I got my MUM and iPhone for her birthday in July, by mid Nov she sold it because the phone was too basic, the sat nav apps were rubbish, wifi over heated, bluetooth didnt work unless it was iphone to iphone, no mms etc etc and a whole host of other things.
not she is on HTC any time the thinks of something she needs her phone to do, she just asks me and the phone can do it!!
EG: she has 3 different sat navs, iGO8, Navigon & TomTom. she has TMC working through the FM Receiver on the phone and TTS! that on its own is nearly £700 if you go to the shop and buy a satnav with TMC & TTS.
this cannot be dont on the other phones!
the problem is as i said iPhone quickly becomes easy to use and boring, as with the andriob, but this will get better as im sure we all no.
my problem is that the more bad mouthing HTC gets the less people get the devices, the less people buy the fewer new devices we get to play with!
MG
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You know what? **** you, why the hell are you getting so stressy at me, I'm just starting out and yes, I may have over exagerated a few things, and yes, a couple of words may have been mispelt, but is that really any reason for you to go mad at me? Christ I posted here looking for help, and everyone else HAS been useful apart from you who has just pissed me off by being a complete arrogant idiot who appears to have nothing better to than rant at other people as you knows so much more, because after all, you are the "Cyber Ninja"
Christ sake
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Check you PM, i have sent you a site that you will get ANYTHING for PPC.
MG
Hello xda-ers!
I have been stalking around, tasting everybody's cooking for a couple of weeks now, and i have got to get something off my chest.
I did search, I do realize that what I am looking for can not be made and that its no one's fault (I might be giving htc a meaningful look right now).
I like a whole lot of roms and chefs here, I really do, but the rom I'm after seems to not exist - one of two options:
1. A hero rom with all the eyecandy, that's donut based for compatibility with newer apps like goggles and the like.
2. An Eclair rom that has video and youtube working.
And so I would like to ask of you wizzies, is there light at the end of the tunnel? Are things comming around? How do you see it?
Correct me if I'm wrong, hardware-ish the mytouch is 36 MB of ram shorter then a hero and a has a lesser camera, but its not like the hero is running its os on its last bits of ram or anything so basically what the hero can do the mytouch can do, no? Is it safe to assume that when the hero\magic gets an update (and I do hope that it does) someone could pull over some driver support for eclair or something?
Thank you all so much for all your hard work, you guys are the reason I love smartphones so much, I'm dirt poor but i promise I'll buy you guys a round of beer once I get out of college
Its a matter of time bro. Be batient. A month ago, none of the eclair roms had camera. Now they all do. A month before that none of the eclair roms had N1 voice keyboard. Now they all do. God knows what some of these amazing roms will have and do a month from now. [/good deed for the year]
Love the FAQ sig lol
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Correct me if I'm wrong, hardware-ish the mytouch is 36 MB of ram shorter then a hero and a has a lesser camera, but its not like the hero is running its os on its last bits of ram or anything so basically what the hero can do the mytouch can do, no? Is it safe to assume that when the hero\magic gets an update (and I do hope that it does) someone could pull over some driver support for eclair or something?
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What?
MT3G has 192MB Ram just like Dream but has 512 ROM like Hero.Hero has 288MB RAM.
Macrophage001 said:
Love the FAQ sig lol
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^5 to you bro
mnissan said:
1. A hero rom with all the eyecandy, that's donut based for compatibility with newer apps like goggles and the like.
2. An Eclair rom that has video and youtube working.
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1. The devs aren't the ones making the actual hero, they just make hero work with our phones. They can't just say "I want you to be donut", and it be donut. Htc decided to skip donut, and the devs can't do much about that. They can however give you 2.0 hero which is scattered about the forum.
2. Drivers, drivers, drivers. You know, the thing that appears in almost every first post for this problem
JAguirre1231 said:
1. The devs aren't the ones making the actual hero, they just make hero work with our phones. They can't just say "I want you to be donut", and it be donut. Htc decided to skip donut, and the devs can't do much about that. They can however give you 2.0 hero which is scattered about the forum.
2. Drivers, drivers, drivers. You know, the thing that appears in almost every first post for this problem
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As I've said, I realize that.
My point is that apperently you can't cook rosie\sense\whatever onto a 1.6 rom without htc (Ref: "I might be giving HTC a meaningful look") and at the same time you can cook it onto a 2.0 rom - which means broken video drivers.
I'm sure there's a good reason for it, and this is not a rant, just needed to let steam out I guess.
mnissan said:
As I've said, I realize that.
My point is that apperently you can't cook rosie\sense\whatever onto a 1.6 rom without htc (Ref: "I might be giving HTC a meaningful look") and at the same time you can cook it onto a 2.0 rom - which means broken video drivers.
I'm sure there's a good reason for it, and this is not a rant, just needed to let steam out I guess.
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Well steam out in the right section next time
JAguirre1231 said:
Well steam out in the right section next time
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LOL +2000
"if" you had searched you could have found answers to both of your questions... and maybe posted in the correct section.
maybe that "I might be giving HTC a meaningful look" should be turned into "i actually searched and posted in the Q&A section or the I didn't read before posting..."
No offence but seriously if you would have searched you would have found those 2 answers in almost every thread that had to do with hero or eclair...
mnissan said:
As I've said, I realize that.
My point is that apperently you can't cook rosie\sense\whatever onto a 1.6 rom without htc (Ref: "I might be giving HTC a meaningful look") and at the same time you can cook it onto a 2.0 rom - which means broken video drivers.
I'm sure there's a good reason for it, and this is not a rant, just needed to let steam out I guess.
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I think someone leaked an HTC branded Eclair ROM with the "rosie/sense/whatever," and that's why you see it cooked into a 2.0 ROM.
Bless him, don't be to hard its obvious he needs a carer
shadowch31 said:
Bless him, don't be to hard its obvious he needs a carer
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Im sorry if i hurt anyones feelings....uh not really but serious on the searching!
if i did hurt your feelings feel free to express your feelings to someone else because either you are too sensitive or it my be that time of month... use the Ipad and get over it!
Have a GREAT DAY!
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Im sorry if i hurt anyones feelings....uh not really but serious on the searching!
if i did hurt your feelings feel free to express your feelings to someone else because either you are too sensitive or it my be that time of month... use the Ipad and get over it!
Have a GREAT DAY!
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iTampon's come with strings for easy removal.
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iTampon's come with strings for easy removal.
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iAlwaysPantyLiners come with wings!
Well, this has gone off topic very quickly. Not that it was technically on topic to begin with since it was posted in the wrong place...
fiktion said:
Well, this has gone off topic very quickly. Not that it was technically on topic to begin with since it was posted in the wrong place...
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It went off topic at the same rate the iPad went from wanted to ridiculed. What's so bad about that?
Well back on topic/kinda...
Do we know for sure that htc will release the necessary drivers for video playback/camera? It sounds like some people are positive we'll get them eventually...I switched back to donut because I like being able to watch youtube, but its amazing how far along eclair roms have come, and mad props to NCommander for reverse engineering the camera drivers. Without him we'd still have no camera at this point. But I was just wondering if its confirmed or not that we will indeed get those drivers from htc one day.
Well, T-Mobile is teasing us with an Eclair update for our phones. We shall see.
What I would REALLY like is a ROM that is smooth and as responsive and the one on the iPhone. Doesn't need fancy apps, just the basic things like Messaging, Phone, Browser, camera/camcorder, apps of course. Anyone else think the same? It's what I have been looking for , for a long time
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What I would REALLY like is a ROM that is smooth and as responsive and the one on the iPhone. Doesn't need fancy apps, just the basic things like Messaging, Phone, Browser, camera/camcorder, apps of course. Anyone else think the same? It's what I have been looking for , for a long time
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There's actually one like that, it's called iPhone OS. I suggest you buy an iPhone and try it
So I'm new to android, not new to modding. So if someone can find the patience to set me straight on a few things. Ahem: I would like to keep a simple stock" ish " rom. I would like everything to just work. I would really like it if there was no ads on anything. Overclocked would be nice, but not if it hits the battery bigtime. So, in summary, is there a rom out there that will accomplish this for me failry easy? HTC sense is pretty cool. so that would be a plus. so Rom suggestions, mod suggestions. Very much appreciated. Time with family an gf doesn't leave me much time to my computer an phone tomfoolery.
Firstly Welcome! You have a few choices,there is nfinities stk roms with sense ,LiquidSolstice has stk roms available his are optimized and have alot of the bloat aka sprint crap removed. Look in the hero dev section you will find them,if you can wait i'll shoot you the links .
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So I'm new to android, not new to modding. So if someone can find the patience to set me straight on a few things. Ahem: I would like to keep a simple stock" ish " rom. I would like everything to just work. I would really like it if there was no ads on anything. Overclocked would be nice, but not if it hits the battery bigtime. So, in summary, is there a rom out there that will accomplish this for me failry easy? HTC sense is pretty cool. so that would be a plus. so Rom suggestions, mod suggestions. Very much appreciated. Time with family an gf doesn't leave me much time to my computer an phone tomfoolery.
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Sent From My Pedal-to-Metal Hero
BTW everybody here is very helpful .
Sent From My Pedal-to-Metal Hero
OH, I know. I love this place. Since I was rom'ing out my htc titan, an my girls Hermes. been pokin around here an HOFO. Hofo much much longer. Love the MObile Tech Communities, And I feel this place is the best. maturity goes along way online. Never been shunned or steered away here at xda. Thank you you for the suggestions. got everything to learn about the hero. Just stepped away from Palm Pre " 5th return in 6 months " Neat OS, but horribly executed hardware.
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Firstly Welcome! You have a few choices,there is nfinities stk roms with sense ,LiquidSolstice has stk roms available his are optimized and have alot of the bloat aka sprint crap removed. Look in the hero dev section you will find them,if you can wait i'll shoot you the links .
Sent From My Pedal-to-Metal Hero
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I have lots an lots of time. I dont' even know how to put this thing in recovery yet. lol. My girl has a samsung moment which I've flashed over roms an such to. It's a pretty cool device. Starting from scratch again. Winmo6.1..to Nokia 5800" whatever that os was. to WebOS, now onto Android Tips, an reccomendations on what the cool ppl do, let em fly. lol
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I have lots an lots of time. I dont' even know how to put this thing in recovery yet. lol. My girl has a samsung moment which I've flashed over roms an such to. It's a pretty cool device. Starting from scratch again. Winmo6.1..to Nokia 5800" whatever that os was. to WebOS, now onto Android Tips, an reccomendations on what the cool ppl do, let em fly. lol
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It's rooted already? if yes then power+home hold home down ater you push power button
Heres a few tips:
1.Read as much as you can,don't understand ask someone will help you.
2.Most important ask your quest. in the proper thread.
3.ALWAYS MAKE A NANDROID(a copy of the existing rom,settings and apps on your phone at that moment.)
4.When you read a discussion about flashing a new radio, Remember this: NEVER FLASH A RADIO THAT IS FOR A GSM HERO OR OTHER PHONE ONLY A CDMA HERO!
You will end up with a very expensive paper wieght.
5.Try to do as much searching as possible before you post a question(this should keep you from getting flamed! lol!)
Like I said previously the latest sense roms are Nfinite's Stk .7 based on the sprint 2.31.651.7 update you'll find that here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790889
Nfinite's Stk .2 Rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849024
Try these 2 the stk .2 is nice thats what I run overclocked.
But try either of them and see how they work for you,need anything just shout !
BTW heres a wiki link with alot of info for you to learn from:http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hero_CDMA.png
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It's rooted already? if yes then power+home hold home down ater you push power button
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I's just a stock sprint hero, updated to latest sense version. I read I need to roll back to sprint build no. 2.27? I'm currently on build no. 2.32.651.2 The rooting process seems like a long one using command line? The gf's moment was easy cheesy to root. no drop in an flash files for rooting the hero eh ? I"ll take a look at those roms an download. along with htc sync an.....the android sdk I beleive is what I saw.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8544298&postcount=1
Found this, easy root, just a few steps... no downgrading. Safe to do?
:Carpet Diem:
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8544298&postcount=1
Found this, easy root, just a few steps... no downgrading. Safe to do?
:Carpet Diem:
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Give it a go,I used Regaw's to me it seems pretty easy.they're are other ways the one you found is one.
Here is an app that does it,if you want read asout it. From what I read it works on 2.1 roms as well.Heres the link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Try which is easiest for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9857985#post9857985
Above is somemore info on the z4root method
The z4root worked like a charm. Thank you very much.
Now..onto recovery, backing up, an picking a rom.
Carpet Diem
sin-cal said:
The z4root worked like a charm. Thank you very much.
Now..onto recovery, backing up, an picking a rom.
Carpet Diem
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Great glad it worked,have fun and enjoy!
One last bit. How does one go about getting the adblocking going?
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One last bit. How does one go about getting the adblocking going?
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I really don't know. I don't do anything about them because most of the Devs work or apps are free,so if they get a little back from the ads is ok with me. I think there is an app on the market that will block most ads.
"Living One Day at a Time: My Friend
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So I'm rooted, got a rom on it, OC kernel, got it set up the way I like " thus far " Anyone have any knowledge on a new lockscreen? say...the rotary one? Thank you again flow for the push in the right direction. Used "NFX-Sprint.STOCK.2.32.651.2.ODEX.A2SD: Loving it.
hi ,
I am pretty sure that your guys are tried of topics like these already but i dont know where else to go . Can you guys please help me figure out which NAND android Rom would be the best suitable for me?
this is what i need my phone to do :
*use it as an everyday rom so has to be pretty stable.
* need normal phone operations working e.g - GPS, Bluetooth, texting,dialing,speaker phone, wifi,camera,video camera,flash
*want flash,swype ,app2sd,internet tethering with usb and wifi hotspot and of course the android market app.
*A somewhat fast rom , and need to be able install and use apps from the sd card. live wallpapers would be cool but not a necessity.
Again in advance I am really sorry if i came across as smug or needy or ignorant or not willing to use the search feature.That was not my intention , read a lot of posts here and there forums and all different kind of roms are only confusing me further.Thats why i registered and decided to write this post.I'll post this at XDA as well hope i get some help .
again thats in advance and sorry if my post was annoying, just trying to learn.
hi.
probably hundreds to choose from ,but the one in my sig works well for me and pretty much covers the things you're after
Look no further
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=926507
depends whether you want with or without "sense"
core droid has sense
tytung does not
Most of the things you outlined like GPS etc. work on every ROM now.
which flavor of ice cream is the best?
mini_robot said:
which flavor of ice cream is the best?
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Strawberry chessecake. ;D
mini_robot said:
which flavor of ice cream is the best?
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dont like ice cream
Why not read one of the existing threads about which build is best and base your decision from that? Just so you know, there is no right and wrong answer. Just because I like Hispanic chicks, with fat #$%$# doesn't mean you have to like Hispanic chicks with fat #$^#$.
Really??? What I do is read the entire build thread usually there are one to four pages about each build on each indivisual ROM. This is where you are going to obtain information about the ROM itself. Then download one, hell download 10 try them out. I am personally a fan of the Desire ROM's.
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Really??? What I do is read the entire build thread usually there are one to four pages about each build on each indivisual ROM. This is where you are going to obtain information about the ROM itself. Then download one, hell download 10 try them out. I am personally a fan of the Desire ROM's.
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There is no way you can expect a Guy to come in here and read all the build threads in their entirety, and I also find it hard to believe you do. Just recommend the Guy a solid nand rom, I would but I'm only running SD builds with wp7 on nand
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anap40 said:
There is no way you can expect a Guy to come in here and read all the build threads in their entirety, and I also find it hard to believe you do. Just recommend the Guy a solid nand rom, I would but I'm only running SD builds with wp7 on nand
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I HAVE and do read the entire build thread on the ones I am interested in, doing so is a good idea. Again this is where you get the information about the build. It is only going to take 5-10 minutes to read through an entire developers first post (1-4 pages max) So lets see, if you read through 12 builds at 5 minutes you have only invested an hour of time and gained a lot of knowledge. Most builds take about 30 minutes to download so while you are downloading ONE build you can educate yourself on at least 5 other builds you might be interested in. Some builds I start reading turn me off right away, those I dont bother going back too. Also if you are too lazy to read through a build then you are probably going to install it wrong and spend double the amount of time it should of taken. I AM JUST SAYING!
TO THE OP:
I like desire builds:
Currently using this build
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976384&page=15
Love this one too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915159&page=323
anap40 said:
There is no way you can expect a Guy to come in here and read all the build threads in their entirety, and I also find it hard to believe you do. Just recommend the Guy a solid nand rom, I would but I'm only running SD builds with wp7 on nand
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I'm not saying i have read every single thread in relation to a certain build that i may have flashed on my phone but ive read a lot on here and have flashed a lot, no interest in WINMO anymore although i used to especially like the NRG ROM's also Laurentius but as regards Android until such time a stable Honeycomb build comes about ill stick with Sergio Coredroid it is IMO the best there is, i must give a mention to previous builds ive had which were excellent like Darkstones NAND SUPERAM,exceptionally fast but discontinued, also MDJ, Xboarder and Rafpigna but Sergio's is for me no 1.
I used what is called ...."most stable" froyo 2.2 . GPS dont work.
anap40 said:
There is no way you can expect a Guy to come in here and read all the build threads in their entirety, and I also find it hard to believe you do. Just recommend the Guy a solid nand rom, I would but I'm only running SD builds with wp7 on nand
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I've read the first, and last five pages of almost every NAND build thread. He needs to do what we did, and install different builds until he finds one that suits his needs. Like it's been said a thousand times, just because I like hispanic chicks doesn't mean he's going to like Hispanic chicks.
Plus, he could have opened one of the numerous, "what rom is best?" threads and gotten the same answer he would have gotten here.
It also makes me laugh that you're calling buddy a liar. If you're so concerned with the OP getting a solid build, then why don't you toss the SD version, install all of the NAND builds, and turn in an essay about which build is best?
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I've read the first, and last five pages of almost every NAND build thread. He needs to do what we did, and install different builds until he finds one that suits his needs. Like it's been said a thousand times, just because I like hispanic chicks doesn't mean he's going to like Hispanic chicks.
Plus, he could have opened one of the numerous, "what rom is best?" threads and gotten the same answer he would have gotten here.
It also makes me laugh that you're calling buddy a liar. If you're so concerned with the OP getting a solid build, then why don't you toss the SD version, install all of the NAND builds, and turn in an essay about which build is best?
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That's what I'm talking about, great post, for that you get a thanks!!!
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That's what I'm talking about, great post, for that you get a thanks!!!
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No problem bro. LOL @ the guy calling you a liar. Some people amaze me.
seriously guys , my intention was not to create a problem.I am not lazy either, i have done my fair share of reading but you have to understand for a guy who has no idea about linux or android ( except that its a kickass software for phones) all the information out there could be a little overwhelming.I didn't read quiet a few" which rom is the best " and they all confused me even more .The most prevalent answers those pots got was a lot a bashing with some " every rom is different , pick one that suits your needs" . Thats why when i started my thread i specifically mentions what i "desired" from the rom.I am really confused about the phone now. Some people on other forums are saying that since HD2 wasn't made for Android you would't get a stable rom for everyday use it is sure to mess up.Its posts like these that are confusing me even more and i am actually thinking about returning the phone and take the easy route of getting a samsung Vibrant.
again thanks for all the guys who mentioned their roms and the ones thats tried to help .honestly just because someone is asking a question doest mean that they were lazy and didnt read anything . If i didn't read anything then i would't have known about NAND .
PS: i love hispanic chicks with huge @%%^ too. Infact i love them all with huge )*##*#
anap40 said:
There is no way you can expect a Guy to come in here and read all the build threads in their entirety, and I also find it hard to believe you do. Just recommend the Guy a solid nand rom, I would but I'm only running SD builds with wp7 on nand
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you know what
thank you
So, I just got a stock hd2 with winmo 6.5 and would like to install wp7 can somebody please explain how I can do this.
Android is better, but it's your mind.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nac3Fnf-lY4&noredirect=1
FAQ in RUS, nothing terrible, juct read: http://w7phone.ru/ustanovka-windows-phone-mango-na-htc-hd2-47917/
First of all for new users, as i was a new user, i recommend read carefully about flashing your hd2, find all info here in xda, because you can really can mess up your phone. There is things that you can do, and you cannot. So be patient, and study how to flash everything, ant then start to do
like they say measure 9times before you cut...
To much trouble with win7... flash android the get a win7 launcher
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WP7 is a lot of work in to install and you can have several issues related to battery life, SD card compatibility, and how even a compatible SD card can effect battery life. That said, I prefer WP7 to Android for aesthetic reasons.
The ROM is use is here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236027
If you go this route, I recommend the 7004-7720 one-shot upgrade. The whole guide is in the second post, and there are other, more better explanations, to help the tutorial make sense. I had to use the those ones first.
When you succeed in installing WP7, you can also dual boot Android from SD. That comes with its own set of issues, as Android runs best from NAND.
So... which would you like to try first? So long as you flash HSPL correctly, and the correct radio, it's actually really hard to brick your device.
I must agree with everybody, beleave us... android vs windows is 3times more speed with any aplication, browsing, photos, music everything works more than 3xtimes faster... go with gingerbread android... trust me you will be suprised how fast it its...
poisas said:
I must agree with everybody, beleave us... android vs windows is 3times more speed with any aplication, browsing, photos, music everything works more than 3xtimes faster... go with gingerbread android... trust me you will be suprised how fast it its...
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I'm not sure that's a fully accurate statement, or there wouldn't be a bunch of us using WP7 on the HD2. It's just a bit more complicated to get going and can have major issues related to SD cards. Mine is quite fast. I very much prefer the UI to Android, but there are things I prefer Android over WP7 for.
Regardless, it's hard to brick the HD2, provided HSPL and correct radio are flashed. There's no reason to not try either and see which meets the OP's personal preference.
Only take 4 simple steps to load android
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Only take 4 simple steps to load android
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That's not the point! Ugh!!!
Lol... hows that not the point?
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Lol... hows that not the point?
Read the original post:
streakau said:
So, I just got a stock hd2 with winmo 6.5 and would like to install wp7 can somebody please explain how I can do this.
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He's asking about WP7 and all you guys are doing is saying that Android is better/easier to install. That's not the point and doesn't answer the question. If you can't give feedback about the WP7 installation process, then why are you even posting here?
We all know that Android is "better", more versatile, easier to run. That's not even up for debate. So, why are you trying to convince him not to do something he wants to do. The HD2 is one of the most hackable phones around and it's hard to brick. Why not try WP7, Android, or both? Geesh!